watched "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" on de dvd 2 days ago and it has somehow invoked some serious tots in me then, and till now, apparently.
in de show, de guy sacrificed so much for the girl he loved in order to please her extremely religious and traditional family. she's a Greek and it has been a tradition dat a Greek man / woman marry another Greek partner and then make Greek babies. in other words, only Greek blood runs in the family of every generation - strictly pure Greek. de Greeks love to eat meat a lot and they usually eat in a group of at least 10 people. what a big family. duh.. having party? haha.
as for de guy, he is not a Greek. neither does he eat meat; he's a VEGETARIAN. well in fact, his family is vegetarian. he comes from a small family whereby he's de only son and his parents love him very much. even though they are aware dat their son is going to be baptized at a Greek Orthodox Church, they did not stop him. they tried to accept de girl's old-fashioned family for their son's sake.
on de other hand, de girl tried to convince her parents to accept her boyfriend as well. initially they were not very receptive to his non-Greek background. they even wanted her to break up with him. but of cuz, she did not. despite of de cultural clash between their families, de couple held on to their love, a strong and passionate love. how sweet rite... and of cuz, de girl's parents finally accepted de guy since their daughter loves him so much. seems like dis show is trying to prove how love crosses beyond boundaries and overcomes all obstacles. hah.
after watching, while lying on de bed trying to get to sleep, some tots came into my mind. i was thinking if situations like dat are reflected in reality. i know dere are, but i have yet to see it happen around me. i was thinking... will i sacrifice so much for my love? will i turn against my family if they do not like my boyfriend? or worst, will i be willing to elope with my partner to somewhere else, outta singapore, if both of our families clash, in every ways? haha.
ya i said 'elope'. it may sound stupid and old-fashioned, but i believe dis does happen in our society somewhere, somehow. haha. however, i won't go to such extent of sacrificing EVERYTHING for love la. i dun think dere's anything dat can't be solved. a compromise can definitely be reached. it just takes 2 hands to clap. deep down, i know what i want and what i need. not 100%, but at least i'm 80% sure of what i want in my future relationship. i do not believe in a perfect relationship. cuz no one is flawless, not even god himself. thus, itz more of how one makes an imperfect relationship perfect dat i believe in.
several of my frenz did ask why dun i go and find a boyfriend? dun i want to be in love? are my expectations too high? as a matter of fact, i dun set very high expectations and i do feel envious at times when i see lovey dovey couples around me. and at dat moment, i did wish for a boyfriend who will dote on me and be dere for me whenever i needed him. haha. but to an extent, i feel dat i'm independent enuf to survive without love. not dat i dun need love hor. which girl doesn't want to be in love? haha.
i have so many things going on for me right now. final year: attachment, projects, exams. not forgetting, i have my family and frenz by my side too. i know they will always be dere for me whenever i needed dem and they are those whom i will always treasure, dearly. =) though sometimes i tend to take dem for granted. hee..
ok.. i do go on dates la. i have gone on a few dates for de past few months. i won't deny dat dere are some new people who has entered my life, one after another, dis year. like wad my frenz said, dis is my 'tao2 hua1' year. haha. dun i have any special feelings for any of my dates? sadly, no. not dat i have high expectations ok. itz just something datz lacking between me and any one of them. i enjoyed their company though.
i'm not dat kind of girl who falls for just anyone. i'm quite unpredictable when it comes to matters of de heart. or should i say, love just happens spontaneously. i can either like someone whom i have known for quite some time, or i can like him almost instantly on de first impression. needless to say, itz de 'special thing' i have for him dat matters most. and at least, he MUST BE a gentleman. i detest guys who can't give in to girls at all and are self centered. if u belong to dis category, SCRAM~!! *bleah*
hmmm okie shall not go on any further, cuz i can go on and on... dun wanna bore u guys. haha. hey, by de way, i'm not going through any particular thing right now k. i'm just getting in touch with my emotional side, de not-commonly-seen side of me who thinks a lot, underneath my happy-go-lucky self. *winks*
